H.P.Baxxter,

When an M.P. resigns, another is elected in his place (I stand to be corrected).

[Daphne – It depends on what’s he’s resigning, Silvio, his seat or his party membership and party whip. The Nationalist Party can only remove the whip and kick him out of the party. The seat remains his until the next election. But that’s academic anyway, because if he resigns from the party but not his seat, the government loses its majority.]

And he keeps blaming the PM for not making him a minister.

@ old timer

It’s obvious that Jeffrey wants his party to lose the election.

Mela tahseb li d-dar centrali huma daqshekk cwiec li ser jergghu ihalluh johrog?

Huwa iktar minn ovvju li Joseph m’ghandux kontrol tal-partit. Nahseb li Gonzi ta’ xieh li hu jaf b’dan, u akkuzah li kien miftiehem ma’ Sant fuq din il-bicca.

L-istess gara fuq it-tickets tal-wardens fejn Buontempo jghid li jrid iharrax is-sistema filwaqt li l-partit jghid li huma forma ta’ taxxa fuq il-poplu.

L-ohra hi tal-kelliem ghal-Imhallfin Jose’ Herrera li qal li l-imhalfin ghandhom bzonn iz-zieda, filwaqt li Joseph qed jghid li issa mhux il-waqt.

Dejjem itaqtqu xi tmexxija hazina ghandu l-pajjiz u issa Mr Terrimoti qed jghidilna li se jkompli miexi fuq l-istess linja meta jitla fil-gvern.

Hawwaddni ha nifhmek.

I completely agree with you, Brian.

I will not be in the least surprised if we eventually learn that the good dentist is acting the way he is expressly to have an early election called.

For a small reward from Joseph and Co. of course. Why else would he be acting in such a puerile and vulgar manner, knowing full well that his own constituents will shun him?

Mil-mitluf, jiehu li jista’.

Kevvy, from your exalted position on the pedestal of the all knowing, please save us from such an ignominious fate.

What would be the right decision? Forcing Pullicino Orlando to resign from PN and give up his seat, and end up with a minority in parliament?

Gonzi’s between a rock and hard place. It’s his party’s fault for putting popularity before brains.

When you conduct politics at village band club level you cannot expect to attract quality.

What makes you think that he wasn’t one of the contributors there? With the way he’s going on now …